While not many Strictly Come Dancing viewers may have been familiar with her before the series started, Molly Rainford had everyone talking on Saturday night when she delivered a sensational first performance.
Molly will be known to youngsters across the land as intergalactic pop star Nova Jones, the star of a hit CBBC show, however older Strictly fans were happy to admit they weren't entirely sure who she was when her name appeared on the Strictly line-up this year. Given her TV alter ego is a music diva, some viewers who'd done their research tipped her as potential 'one to watch' and Molly certainly lived up to that billing as she took to the dancefloor with pro partner Carlos Gu for the first live show of the new series.
Molly and pro dance newcomer Carlos performed a sizzling samba to Anne-Marie and Little Mix hit Kiss My (Uh-Oh) an from beginning to end, their routine was packed full of content and laced with star quality. The judges fired a whole host of superlatives at the couple when they delivered their verdicts, with Motsi Mabuse looking particularly enthralled by what she saw.
